English of Core Text: R. Yochanan said in the name of R. Shimon b. Yochai: from the day the Holy One created the world, no person called the Holy One “Master” until Avraham came and called Him Master, as it is said “My Lord Hashem, by what shall I know.”
On the daf / in context: The address אֲדֹנָי is treated as Avraham’s innovation in divine nomenclature — acknowledging sovereignty.
Type of Learning
Custom
What Is Learned
Calling God “Adon” begins with Avraham in this verse.