Biography of Tob

Judges 11

3 Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.

4 And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.

5 And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob

2 Samuel 10

6 Now when the sons of Ammon saw that they had become odious to David, the sons of Ammon sent and hired the Arameans of Beth-rehob and the Arameans of Zobah, 20,000 foot soldiers, and the king of Maacah with 1,000 men, and the men of Tob with 12,000 men.

Remark

We rely on a widespread tradition that Nahshon had four sons (Elimelech, Salmon, Naomi's father, and Tob), see Tan. B. III, 107; Tan. Behar 3; Baba Batra 91a; Seder 'Olam 12.