EPub Validation problems, exporting from InDesign

I've exported my indb file as an epub. When I run the epub through epub check I get three of the same error in three different chapters.
element "div" not allowed here; expected the element end-tag, text or element "a", "abbr", "acronym", "applet", "b", "bdo", "big", "br", "cite", "code", "del", "dfn", "em", "i", "iframe", "img", "ins", "kbd", "map", "noscript", "ns:svg", "object", "q", "samp", "script", "small", "span", "strong", "sub", "sup", "tt" or "var" (with xmlns:ns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg")
I can't figure out what it is in these chapters that might be causing the error. I have 29 chapters in the entire book and there is nothing about these three chapters that appears different from the rest. Does anybody have any ideas on how to fix this error?
Thanks so much for your help.

The two best references:
* Elizabeth Castro's eBooks on EPUB preparation from InDesign:
http://www.elizabethcastro.com/epub/
* Anne-Marie Concepcion's videos at www.lynda.com
(If Bob Levine shows up he could give a link for a free week, but he's pretty busy with the results of Sandy in NJ.)

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