Was Ben explaining his own plight or MIB's with Napoleon's story? If the Jacob/MIB story is a Cain/Abel story, then who is Cain & who is Abel? My guess last week was that MIB's name may even be Abel. (btw- the Bible spells it "Abel," but your point remains.

While the Quran has a similar story, the Biblical account is that Cain was a farmer & Abel was a shepherd (hmmm....any other "Shepherds" on the show?). Both brothers brought God a sacrifice- the best of their crop/flock. Abel's offering was accepted, but Cain's was rejected. This drove Cain to hate & murder his brother.
I agree that this is probably being discussed elsewhere & may even end up being merged. lol I'm a week behind, too!