What three sons of Noah are named together in Genesis as survivors on the Ark?

The three sons of Noah named as survivors on the Ark are Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 7:13 lists Noah, his wife, his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their wives as entering the Ark before the Flood. These three names are central to the story’s family structure and appear repeatedly in the chapters about the Flood and its aftermath.

Genesis 9 later recounts an incident involving Noah and his sons after the Flood. Genesis 10, often called the Table of Nations, traces peoples and regions through the descendants of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Later traditions developed different interpretations of those genealogies.

They should not be confused with Noah’s father, Lamech, or with other famous biblical family groups. The Genesis Ark account gives exactly three sons by name, and those names are Shem, Ham, and Japheth.