A key purpose of the cities of refuge was to protect the Israelites from bloodguilt. Jehovah loves life, and he hates murderous “hands that shed innocent blood. ” A just and holy God, he could not ignore even accidental bloodshed.
निर्दोष रक्‍त सांडल्यामुळे लागणाऱ्‍या हत्येच्या दोषापासून इस्राएली व्यक्‍तींचं संरक्षण व्हावं, हेसुद्धा शरणपुरांची व्यवस्था करण्यामागचं एक मुख्य कारण होतं.