This was in the actual edition and is not linked yet - copied from the Fuselage.

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Want answers? You'll get 'em (maybe) When LOST returns from a hiatus on February 7, fans will get 16 consecutive episodes, as well as the scoop on Jacks tattoos, Locke's wheelchair, and Desmond's creepy clairvoyance, which exec producer Damon Lindelof says factors "big-time" into the remainder of season 3. A preview of some other burning questions: Is mutinous Others doc Juliet a friend to the castaways- or a foe? "Her agenda is more in line with the castaways than we originally suspected, but that does not mean she is not sinister", says Lindelof. FYI, the Feb 7 episode is all about Juliet. The Hatch "imploded," according to Locke. Case closed? NOPE, says Lindelof. "Definitely more to this story. You will get a better picture of what happened when Desmond turned the fail-safe-key." How will Sawyer and Kate escape Others Island? Of course, the showrunners wouldn't tell us- but exec producer Carleton Cuse allows, "You heard correctly: The others do have a submarine." Who is "Jacob" and why is Jack not on his "list"? "The answer lies further downstream in the ongoing story", says Cuse. A clue? Lindelof reminds fans that character names in Lost are not assigned without reason, YES! that is a clue.

So there is a clue in the name for Jacob??

I'm thinking the Biblical Jacob. He had twelve sons (twice the number of stations) and was the founder of the Nation of Isreal.  But then there is the whole Esau and Jacob thing and how Jacob weaseled the birthright from his twin brother. But who do you suppose is representing Joseph...look for a colorful costume.

So if the name is chose for a reason, could Jacob be Ben's daddy?

Biblically, Jacob is Benjamin's father.