FYI: Some really important Jacob history that is in Lostpedia but that hasn't been discussed on Losttalk yet.

JACOB WAS A TWIN, IN THE FIRST SET OF TWINS EVER MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE. He is among the most famous twins in literature (along with Castor & Pollux, Romulus & Remus, MaryKate & Ashley, etc.)--that's got to be significant.

Here's the story:

Jacob and Esau were the twin sons of Isaac & Rebecca. Rebecca had a very rough pregnancy because they were always fighting inside her. Esau was born first w/Jacob following behind holding on to his brother's heel (hence the name "Jacob.") The heel-thing shows that they were each fighting to be the 1stborn. Esau was a hairy hunter/outdoorsman. Jacob was a smooth-skinned sophisticate who "dwelled in tents." a Jacob was the favorite twin but Jacob could never get over not being first, so one day he forces his brother to sell him his birthright. Later on, when they were adults and Isaac was blind and close to death, he told Rebecca to send in Esau to come into his tent to be blessed. Rebecca told Jacob to wear a goat skin and pretend to be Esau so he could receive his father's blessing instead. So, basically, Jacob screwed over his brother twice and Esau never got his comeuppance.

Obviously there are strong Biblical references in Lost. My question naturally is, who will we meet who will fit the role of Esau on Lost? Who is Jacob's nemesis? (Someone from a group he already wiped out on the island, pre-Dharma?) Who will be Rebecca? Etc.

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