Eight people from Noah’s family are described as entering the Ark in Genesis.
The group consists of Noah, his wife, Noah’s three sons, and the three wives of those sons. Genesis names the sons as Shem, Ham, and Japheth, making a total of eight human occupants from the family.
The number is also reflected in later New Testament writing. First Peter refers to “eight people” being brought safely through water, confirming the traditional count associated with the Genesis account.
Genesis does not give the names of Noah’s wife or the wives of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Later Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions offer different names and family details, but those additions are not specified in the Genesis narrative itself. The biblical count remains eight.