Yaakov, Jacob

Jacob, or all the forefathers,
the most change
when young, quiet, passive, good boy, mamma's favorite

then left home
showed strength and cunning
underneath

build family
4 wives
12 sons
1 mentioned daughter
quite a balagan, hectic in the family home

then tragedy
Dina raped
sons, brothers
took over

Yaakov again quiet
just chastised them
they they had
gone too far
endangered them all

but later
end of his life
he blesses them
to separate

and one of the two
most "militant"
becomes the
priestly tribe

maybe we need
that power
in religion