Theridiid spiders of the genusSteatodapresent in Israel and Sinai have been revised. All type material previously described from the Middle East, along with species from adjacent regions have been re‐examined. Comments are given on species newly placed inSteatodaand the following new synonyms are defined:Steatoda signataO.P.‐Cambridge, 1876 =Steatoda erigoniformis(O.P.Cambridge, 1872);Lithyphantes ochraceusSimon, 1908, along withTeutana argenteaCaporiacco, 1933 =Steatoda ephippiata(Thorell, 1875);Lithyphantes gerhardtiWiehle, 1934 =Steatoda maura(Simon, 1909). The presence of six species formerly reported from this region has been confirmed, and the occurrence of another three species previously unknown from Israel and Sinai, has been proved. All are newly described. The male ofS. latifasciataand the female ofS. dahliare described for the first time, and a description ofS. xerophilasp. n. is given. Systematic, ecologic and available zoogeographic information on taxa treated are discussed. Key and illustrations of diagnostic characters of each species are provi