Marriage is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between the spouses, as well as between them and their children, and between them and their in-laws. The definition of marriage varies between cultures and religions, but it is typically an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually sexual, are acknowledged or sanctioned. Marriage is also the process by which two people make their relationship public, official, and permanent
. In a biblical sense, marriage is often defined as the union of two people as partners in a personal relationship, and it is viewed as a Holy Covenant before God by Christians
