This collection of Loewenstamm's studies on the Bible and on Ancient Near Eastern literature contains articles published in various journals in Hebrew, English and German. The Hebrew and German articles have been translated into English and all the articles have been brought up to date. Here, Loewenstamm augmented and revised his original papers with his subsequent findings, taking into consideration works published by others after his studies had appeared. This revision makes the collection that more meaningful and valuable to the reader.