In the biblical Noah’s Ark narrative, which three sons are named as Noah’s family members aboard the ark?

Noah’s sons aboard the ark are named as Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

In Genesis, Noah enters the ark with his wife, his sons, and his sons’ wives. The three sons are later presented as the ancestors of peoples who repopulate the world after the Flood. Genesis 10, often called the Table of Nations, associates different nations with the lines of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

The names also appear in other biblical passages, including the genealogy in 1 Chronicles. Shem is traditionally connected with the Semitic peoples, Ham with several peoples of Africa and the Near East, and Japheth with peoples farther north and west, although these traditional associations should not be treated as modern ethnic classifications.

A common mix-up is confusing Noah’s sons with other famous biblical sibling groups, such as Cain, Abel, and Seth. The ark account specifically names Shem, Ham, and Japheth as Noah’s sons who accompany him.