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 biography of Rabelais states that Hurtaly is based on the biblical character Og, King of Bashan, and that Rabelais was paraphrasing the teachings of Rabbi Eliezer of Hyrcanus.