The Real Ezekiel 25 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Ammonites

God specifically calls out the Ammonites for celebrating the desecration of the temple in Jerusalem and the exile of the Israelites (verse 3). God also dislikes the fact that the Ammonites have rejoiced with malice against the land of Israel (verse 6). God promises to utterly destroy the Ammonites.

The Ammonite kingdom was located north of Moab, in the present-day Kingdom of Jordan. Its capital was Rabbath Ammon. They existed from the 13th to 2nd century BCE. In the Sixth Century BCE, they were a major enemy of Judah. The Ammonites were vanquished by Judas Maccabeus in the Second Century BCE.

Answer: Moab

God is displeased with the Moabites for ridiculing the people of Israel (Verse 8).
He promises to give Moab to the "people of the East."

The kingdom of Moab was located in modern day Jordan, east of the Dead Sea. The foundation story of Moab is rooted in the biblical story of Lot. Supposedly the founder was the son of Lot and his oldest daughter. The earliest references to Moab date to the 13th Century BCE. They vanished during the Persian Era, in the mid Sixth Century BCE.

Answer: Edom

God is displeased with Edom for taking revenge on Judah (verse 12). God threatens to kill all living things in Edom, both man and beast (verse 13).

The Kingdom of Edom was located in what is today southern Israel, part of the Negev desert. It is south of the Dead Sea and the Kingdom of Judah.

Answer: Philistines

God is displeased with the Philistines for taking vengeance against Judah (verse 15). God promises to act with great vengeance against the Philistines and Keterthites (verse 16)

The Philistine nation occupied what is now the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian territory located between Israel and Egypt. The Philistines are part of the historical record between 12th century BCE and 604 BC, when they were conquered by the Babylonians.

Answer: camels and sheep

God states that he will turn Rabbah into a pasture for camels and Ammon into a resting place of sheep (verse 5).

Answer: Teman and Dedan

The two places mentioned in verse 13 are Teman and Dedan. Dedan was located in the southern part of Edom, which would be part of Jordan today, close to the Saudi Arabian border.

Answer: East

God mentions giving land of the conquered nations to the "People of the East" in verses 4 and 10. The people of the East would most likely refer to the people of Judah, part of the tribes of Israel.

Answer: Beth Jeshimoth

Beth-Jesimoth marked the northern boundary of Moab, Baal Meon was in the east and Kiriathim was in the south. Dibon was the capitol of Moab.

Answer: Four (4)

Four times, in verses 5, 7, 11, 17. So Quentin Tarantino probably did read the verse before he decided to very liberally paraphrase it.

Answer: No

Most of the Ezekiel 25:17 quote in "Pulp Fiction" (1994) has nothing to do with the actual book of Ezekiel. The last two lines, however, "And you will know my name is the Lord When I lay my vengeance upon thee" do seem heavily inspired by Ezekiel 25, as the book is entirely about God laying vengeance on the enemies of Israel and does contain the phrase "know I am the lord" and statements about wrath and vengeance.

There is a reference to the "path of the righteous" in Proverbs 4. Most of the rest comes from the imagination of Quentin Tarantino.