Biblically, Jacob has 4 wives, the mother of Ben is Rachel who died giving birth to ben
The healing properties of the island may include immunological effects, as the article states in suggesting a link to Juliet's hypothesis, but it's important to note that healing an injury, like Locke's paralysis, is not immunologically-related. Lolobey 22:02, 26 January 2009 (UTC)Lolobey 26 Jan 09