The emphasis on freedom from defilement of any kind was, in fact, the key difference between the sacrifices offered to Jehovah and those offered to false gods by the people in the nations around Israel.
Rõhuasetus mistahes rüvedusest hoidumisele oli põhijoon, mis eristas Jehoovale toodavaid ohvreid nendest ohvritest, mida Iisraeli naaberrahvad tõid oma ebajumalatele.