Jacob and the Smoke-Monster-Guy were both there when the Black Rock (slave ship) arrived in the 1800s. And their conversation makes it clear that they'd been through this all before... so the likelihood is that those two have been around a really long time.
Also, Richard Alpert (besides being named after Tim Leary's friend Baba Ram Daas) could potentially be RA? As in Amen-Ra? As in the Sun of God?
Also, Richard Alpert (besides being named after Tim Leary's friend Baba Ram Daas) could potentially be RA? As in Amen-Ra? As in the Sun of God?