Hanon called on the king of Zobah-Saul had already had to fight against Zobah-and the rulers of Beth-Rehob, Maacah, and TOB in Syria for assistance.
"The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI)"
Max Duncker
55 Hippolytus compares TOB.
"The Three Additions to Daniel, A Study"
William Heaford Daubney
Moreover, when we know from purely Jewish sources that the Ba'al Shem Heilprin had many pupils "who formed a band of charlatans who shamelessly exploited the credulity of their contemporaries," that the Ba'al Shem TOB and Jacob Frank both had large followings, it is surely here that we may find the origin of those mysterious magicians who spread themselves over Europe at this date.
"Secret Societies And Subversive Movements"
Nesta H. Webster