How many sons does Genesis name as Noah’s sons?

Genesis names three sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Genesis 5:32 introduces the three names, and the flood narrative repeatedly identifies Noah’s family through these sons and their wives.

The three sons enter the Ark with Noah and Noah’s wife, along with the wives of the sons. After the flood, Genesis describes their descendants as the ancestors of nations and peoples in the biblical world. Genesis 10, often called the Table of Nations, links many groups to the lines of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

The names are presented together, but Genesis does not make their birth order completely straightforward in every passage. Shem is listed first in several places, while other chronological details have led readers to debate the sequence. The important fixed point for this question is the number of named sons: three.

Noah’s wife is not given a personal name in the Genesis text. Later traditions supply names, but they are not part of the biblical passage naming Noah’s sons.