In Genesis, how many human beings were saved inside Noah's Ark?

In Genesis, eight people were saved inside Noah’s Ark.

Genesis 7:13 identifies Noah, his wife, his three sons, and the three sons’ wives as entering the Ark. That makes eight human beings in total. The same family grouping appears in the surrounding Flood narrative and is echoed in later biblical references.

The eight people are Noah’s household: Noah and his wife, Shem and his wife, Ham and his wife, and Japheth and his wife. Genesis does not name Noah’s wife or the wives of his sons in this passage. Later traditions supply names, but those traditions are not part of the basic Genesis count.

This number is distinct from the animals brought aboard and from broader claims about survivors outside the Ark. Within the Genesis account, the named family group saved through the Flood consists of eight people.