Ramana,
I have posted a diagram which will make clear the 2 successive reconciliations. It is posted above.
(Actually I made this image at the same time as the summary in post #773, so thread integrity is still maintained)
Regarding the ME map, one thing is clear that the primary orientation of the OT is towards Egypt and this is exactly opposite to any that can be posed from the perspective of the Persians.
I have posted a diagram which will make clear the 2 successive reconciliations. It is posted above.
(Actually I made this image at the same time as the summary in post #773, so thread integrity is still maintained)
Regarding the ME map, one thing is clear that the primary orientation of the OT is towards Egypt and this is exactly opposite to any that can be posed from the perspective of the Persians.