<P> The idea of basherte (r) comes from statements found in classical rabbinic literature . A proverb that "marriages are made in heaven" is illustrated by a story in a midrash collection: </P> <P> A Roman matron, on being told by Rabbi Jose ben Halafta that God arranges all marriages, said that this was an easy matter and boasted that she could do as much herself . Thereupon she assembled her male and female slaves and paired them off in couples; but on the morrow they all went to her with complaints . Then she admitted that divine intervention is necessary to suitable marriages </P> <Dl> <Dd> (Genesis Rabba lxviii. 3 - 4). </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> (Genesis Rabba lxviii. 3 - 4). </Dd>

Where did the concept of soulmates come from