Uncharted Island

Apparently, Jack wasn’t on Jacob’s list.

So who is this Jacob? And are we to assume that Jacob’s list was the one that Bea Klugh gave to Michael? And if Jack’s name wasn’t originally on that list, then what exactly is the point of keeping Kate and Sawyer in bear cages if Danny Pickett’s just going to haul off and kill Sawyer?

In my brief stint of perusing the LOST forums today, I’ve seen a few theories. One is that Ethan is Jacob, since he was supposed to make a list of the survivors near the fuselage. Whether they think Ethan’s alias is Jacob or his last name is Jacob, I don’t think this is very plausible. Jack would’ve been on Ethan’s list, because Ethan’s list was just a tally of the survivors.

Another theory is that Jacob was sent to the beach after Ethan because Ben knew Ethan would screw up somehow. I don’t think this was a serious suggestion, and I’m not taking it seriously.

Yet another theory is that Jacob is Him, the guy Ben and everyone else answers to. I like this idea. Even better yet, I read this by utterly_butterflies at LOST-TV:

Jacob has a pretty big role in the Old Testament, and considering there have been many religious references throughout the show, thought I would mention it… Also, just as an interesting aside to that, Benjamin was one of Jacob’s sons - his last born at that.

Ben said he’s lived on the island his whole life, so it would make sense that his parents were there. Is his father an important person? We shall see. Having had the religious reference pointed out to me, I’m trying very hard not to sing “Benjamin Calypso” from Joseph and the Amanzing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Which reminds me of another part of the Biblical story… has Ben been set up as the bad guy, when he’s really not?

Are there any other Jacob theories I’ve missed?