This collection of thirteen articles in English by scholars from several countries

concerns questions in the Pentateuch. Seven are on the book of Genesis: the use of
'adam in Genesis i-v; the Toledot of Adam; Genesis x in the light of Babylonian
geography; the site of Salem; the date and composition of Genesis xiv; Abraham's
righteousness in Genesis xv 6; the Hagar tradition in Genesis xvi and xxi. Three
are on Deuteronomy: "Yahweh is one"; return to Egypt in Deuteronomy xvii 16 and
xxviii 68; the creed in Deuteronomy xxvi. There are also essays on the Elohistic
depiction of Aaron; the wilderness itineraries and recent archaeological research;
and the dietary laws of the Pentateuch. Substantial contributions are made to the
study of different parts of the Pentateuch.