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To the objection that only four generations of Levites are named from Levi to Moses (see {{Bible ref|book=Exodus|chap=2}}), most scholars would say that the expression "son of" or "daughter of" need not signify one actually born in the other's household, but merely a direct lineal descendant of any degree, including grandsons and great-grandsons and so forth. | To the objection that only four generations of Levites are named from Levi to Moses (see {{Bible ref|book=Exodus|chap=2}}), most scholars would say that the expression "son of" or "daughter of" need not signify one actually born in the other's household, but merely a direct lineal descendant of any degree, including grandsons and great-grandsons and so forth. | ||
Further support for a long Sojourn can be found [[Egyptian chronology|here]]. | Further support for a long Sojourn can be found [[Egyptian chronology#Peleg|here]]. Briefly, the longer the Sojourn, the further back in history was the Babel Incident. If the Sojourn was short, and Abraham was born early in Terah's life, then Peleg would have been born in 2187, or one year ''after'' the likely founding of the Egyptian nation-state. A long Sojourn obviates the problem. | ||
=== The Chronology of the United and Divided Kingdoms === | === The Chronology of the United and Divided Kingdoms === | ||
