He was a student at the
University of Göttingen, where one of his instructors was
Johann Gottfried Eichhorn (1852-1827). He then continued his studies in
Vienna with
Orientalist Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall (1774-1856). In 1820 he became an associate professor of
Old Testament studies and Oriental
philology at the
University of Heidelberg, where in 1823 he received the title of professor. In 1829 he attained the chair of
Old Testament studies at
Heidelberg. In 1828 with
Carl Christian Ullmann (1796-1865), he became co-editor of the journal
Theologischen Studien und Kritiken (Theological studies and discussions). Umbreit published a scholarly translation/commentary on the
Book of Job, as well as a commentary on the
Book of Proverbs. His best known publication was a masterful four-volume
exegetical work on the
prophets of the Old Testament titled
Praktischer Commentar über die Propheten des alten Bundes (1841–46). ==External links==