Exodus 20:5, “You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations o those who hate Me,”
It's repeated in like dozen different places that you punish people for their parents sins to a few generations down.
On the other hand Ezekiel 18:20, “The person who sins will die. The son will not bear the punishment for the father’s iniquity, nor will the father bear the punishment for the son’s iniquity; the righteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself.”
And then there's the original sin - which is punished for infinite number of generations.
Bible is using the oldest trick in the world - holding every position at the same time :) That way no matter what happens you can find a quote which supports it (also contradicts, but you don't share these).
It's repeated in like dozen different places that you punish people for their parents sins to a few generations down.
On the other hand Ezekiel 18:20, “The person who sins will die. The son will not bear the punishment for the father’s iniquity, nor will the father bear the punishment for the son’s iniquity; the righteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself.”
And then there's the original sin - which is punished for infinite number of generations.
Bible is using the oldest trick in the world - holding every position at the same time :) That way no matter what happens you can find a quote which supports it (also contradicts, but you don't share these).