, ▁among ▁other ▁places , ▁), ▁a ▁thousand ▁died . ▁▁ ▁reported ▁that ▁when ▁Matt ath ias ▁and ▁his ▁friends ▁heard , ▁they ▁reason ed ▁that ▁if ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁fight ▁on ▁the ▁S abb ath , ▁they ▁would ▁soon ▁be ▁destroyed . ▁ ▁So ▁they ▁decided ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁fight ▁against ▁anyone ▁who ▁attacked ▁them ▁on ▁the ▁S abb ath . ▁ ▁In ▁classical ▁rabb in ic ▁interpretation ▁The ▁par ash ah ▁is ▁discussed ▁in ▁these ▁rabb in ic ▁sources ▁from ▁the ▁era ▁of ▁the ▁M ish nah ▁and ▁the ▁Tal m ud : ▁ ▁Ex od us ▁chapter ▁ 1 8 ▁ ▁The ▁T anna im ▁deb ated ▁what ▁news ▁J eth ro ▁heard ▁in ▁ ▁that ▁caused ▁him ▁to ▁adopt ▁the ▁faith ▁of ▁Mos es . ▁Rab bi ▁Josh ua ▁said ▁that ▁J eth ro ▁heard ▁of ▁the ▁Israel ites ' ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁Ama lek ites , ▁as ▁ ▁reports ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁that ▁battle ▁immediately ▁before ▁ ▁reports ▁J eth ro ' s ▁hearing ▁of ▁the ▁news . ▁Rab bi ▁Ele azar ▁of ▁Mod im ▁said ▁that ▁J eth ro ▁heard ▁of ▁the ▁giving ▁of ▁the ▁Tor ah , ▁for ▁when ▁God ▁gave ▁Israel ▁the ▁Tor ah , ▁the ▁sound ▁travel led ▁from ▁one ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁earth ▁to ▁the ▁other , ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁world ' s ▁k ings ▁trem bled ▁in ▁their ▁pal aces ▁and ▁sang , ▁as ▁Ps alm ▁ ▁reports , ▁" The ▁voice ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁makes ▁the ▁h inds ▁to ▁trem ble