"Rabbi Hiyya opened, 'The blossoms have appeared on the earth, the time of singing has arrived; the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land' (Shir haShirim 2:12).
"'The voice of the turtledove is heard in our land', for the word of the blessed Holy One was absent from the world until Adam was created. As soon as Adam appeared, everything appeared. Once he sinned, everything disappeared from the world and the earth was cursed.
"Noah arrived, but later, 'he drank of the wine and became drunk' (Gen. 9:21). The inhabitants of the world came and sinned before the blessed Holy One, so the powers of the earth disappeared as before, and so they remained until Abraham arrived.
"As soon as Abraham arrived in the world, immediately, 'the blossoms appeared on earth' - all powers of earth were arrayed and revealed.
"'The time of pruning has arrived' - when the blessed Holy One told him to circumcise himself. The moment that the covenant manifested in Abraham through circumcision, this entire verse was fulfilled, the world was firmly established, and the word of the blessed Holy One was openly revealed, as is written, 'YHVH appeared to him' (Gen. 18:1)."
-- Sefer HaZohar 1:98a
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