Abraham Was the First Person Ever to Call God Master

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 77:8

Rabbi Yochanan said in the name of Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai: From the day the Holy One, blessed be He, created the world, there was no person who called the Holy One, blessed be He, "Master," until Abraham came and called Him "Master," as it is said, "And he said, O Lord [Adonai] GOD" (Genesis 15:8). And even Daniel was answered only by the merit of Abraham, as it is said, "And cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary, for the Lord's [Adonai's] sake" (Daniel 9:17). It should have said "for Your own sake," but rather "for the sake of Abraham," who called Him "Master."

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