A biography of Rabelais states that Hurtaly is based on the Biblical Og, King of Bashan, and that Rabelais was paraphrasing the Pirkei of Rabbi Eliezar of Hyracanus.
A life story of Rabelais claims that Hurtaly is modeled after the biblical figure Og, King of Bashan, and that Rabelais was rewording the teachings of Rabbi Eliezer of Hyrcanus.