How many human family members were saved aboard Noah’s Ark according to 1 Peter?

According to 1 Peter, eight people were saved aboard Noah’s Ark.

1 Peter 3:20 refers to “eight souls” being brought safely through the Flood in the days of Noah. This number corresponds to Noah, his wife, his three sons, and the three sons’ wives. Genesis 7:13 names Noah, his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, Noah’s wife, and the wives of his sons as the people who entered the Ark.

The number is a New Testament statement about the human occupants, not a count of all living beings aboard. Genesis also says that animals were brought into the Ark, but it does not give a single total number for every animal. That is why “eight people” is more precise than answers such as “Noah’s family” when the question asks for a number.

The eight-person figure is also used in 2 Peter 2:5, which describes Noah as a preacher of righteousness and mentions the preservation of eight people. These later references are important because Genesis itself lists the family members without using the same concise numerical phrase.