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The first recorded shidduch in the Torah was the match that Eliezer, the servant of the Jewish patriarch Abraham, made for his master's son Isaac (Genesis Ch. 24). Abraham gave him specific instructions to choose a woman from Abraham's own tribe. Eliezer traveled to his master's homeland to fulfill Abraham's wishes, arriving at a well.
Miai (見合い, "matchmaking", literally "look meet"), or omiai (お見合い) as it is properly known in Japan with the honorific prefix o-, is a Japanese traditional custom which relates closely to Western matchmaking, in which a woman and a man are introduced to each other to consider the possibility of marriage.
Matchmaking is the process of matching two or more people together, usually for the purpose of marriage, in which case the matchmaker is also known as a marriage broker. The word is also used in the context of sporting events such as boxing, in business, in online video games and in pairing organ donors.
Matchmaker, Matchmaker”, a 1964 song from the musical Fiddler on the Roof; The Matchmaker, a 1955 play by Thornton Wilder; The Matchmaker (painting), a 1625 painting by Gerard van Honthorst; Matchmaker, a 1975 play by John B. Keane; Matchmakers, an elongated confectionery snack; The Matchmakers, a 2023 South Korean television series
Martine, the feminine form of Martin, is a name of French and Latin origin with close ties to Mars, the god of war in Roman mythology, and a meaning to match: “warlike.” 30. Lova
Vesper is a gender-neutral name of Latin origin that has a quiet sound to match its meaning of ‘evening star.’ It has also enjoyed a rise in popularity, thanks to Eva Green's character in the ...
Brooke, a gender-neutral name of German and English origin meaning “small stream,” is just right for a baby born in the season when said streams start to thaw and start babbling again. 53. Eden
The Red Thread of Fate (Chinese: 姻緣紅線; pinyin: Yīnyuán hóngxiàn), also referred to as the Red Thread of Marriage, and other variants, is an East Asian belief originating from Chinese mythology.