Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon with Shelah from the Bible

Have you ever played the game "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon"? It’s a popular game where you connect any actor to Kevin Bacon through a series of movies. But what if we played it with a Biblical character like Shelah? Let’s give it a try!

Step 1: Shelah was the son of Judah (Genesis 38:5).

Step 2: Judah was the brother of Joseph (Genesis 37:26-27).

Step 3: Joseph was played by Ben Kingsley in the movie "Joseph" (1995).

Step 4: Ben Kingsley also played Don Logan in the movie "Sexy Beast" (2000).

Step 5: Don Logan was directed by Jonathan Glazer.

Step 6: Jonathan Glazer also directed the music video for Radiohead’s "Karma Police" where Thom Yorke played a man in the back seat of a car.

Interesting Trivia: Ben Kingsley won an Academy Award for his role as the title character in "Gandhi" (1982). "Sexy Beast" was a crime comedy-drama film that received critical acclaim for Kingsley’s performance as Don Logan. Jonathan Glazer is also known for his work as a director on "Under the Skin" (2013), which starred Scarlett Johansson.

Now for a Bible verse related to Shelah:

"Judah acknowledged them and said, ‘She is more righteous than I, since I wouldn’t give her to my son Shelah.’ And he did not sleep with her again." – Genesis 38:26

In this verse, Judah is referring to his daughter-in-law Tamar who became pregnant by him. He acknowledges that she was more righteous than he was because he did not give her to his son Shelah as a wife. This shows that even though Shelah was a Biblical character with a limited role, his story is connected to larger themes of righteousness and justice.