Parsha Questions - Vayetze

Sorry so late:

• The well scene with Yaakov and Rachel is telling.  
• First, it is a prime example of the general rule that in the Torah, our heroes are strong and our heroines are beautiful.  Why is that?  Aren't we supposed to focus on the internal?
• Also, note the reversal from Rivka's scene, where she diligently serves not only Eliezer but his camels.  Over here, Yaakov not only serves Rachel and her sheep, but provides a service to the rest of the shepards as well.
• This is a great example of the necessity of תורה שבעל פה.  In a sefer Torah, which has no nekudot, the fascinating if difficult to understand kiss between Yaakov and Rachel could be nothing more than him serving her water (וישק).
• The מלאכים that appear for the first time in Yaakov's dream, are a turn to the supernatural which is somewhat unusual, though not totally unheard of, for ספר בראשית.  Note that they seem to resurface a few more times - at the end of the parsha (32:2) and into the beginning of וישלח, and are referenced famously in Yaakov's ברכה to מנשה and אפרים.  Why did Yaakov need / merit this miraculous protection more than Avraham or Yitzchak?  When does Hashem protect us directly and when does he use an angelic intermediary?