my question is why would Jacob create a gelom only to be attack by it?

When did Yaakov create a Golem?

that night when he sent his family away he was alone. and then he form a man from the dust which end up fighting with him. until the raise of dawn. in which it said to Yacov let me go and Yacov said "bless me and give me your name" and the gelom give a Blessing to Yacov yet told him not his name for he had no name. <shrug> hey some say it was Esav angel, some say himself, why not a gelom...

Do you know of any source that says it was a golem? I am not aware of any.

R' Y. Kacev, there are many things i am not aware of and this is one of them.

I have never seen any midrash like that either, but Mack, you came up with a great one! It so matches what this world is about! Man constantly acts, and by doing so, creates challenges for himself.

I would go so far as to say, that Yakovs behavior to Esav, before he left for his stay with Lavan, is a very good example. Seemingly, he had no choice. Yet the Rabbis obviously see that the concequences of his actions created ripples that not only he, but we, his descendents are still dealing with.

So a short answer to your question might be, because he could!

<S> thank you.. i doubt such a drash existed.. however that shouldn't stop us for raise a question of understanding the text that way..