What were the names of Noah’s three sons in the Book of Genesis?

Noah’s three sons in the Book of Genesis were Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis names these three men repeatedly in the Flood account. They entered the Ark with Noah and their wives, and Genesis 9 later describes events involving Noah and his sons after the waters had receded. Their names are therefore central to the family structure of the story.

Later biblical genealogies develop separate lines from Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Genesis 10, often called the Table of Nations, presents descendants associated with many peoples and regions known to the biblical world. The genealogical material is theological and ancient rather than a modern population map.

A frequent confusion is mixing Noah’s sons with other famous biblical sibling groups. Shem, Ham, and Japheth are not the sons of Abraham, Isaac, or Jacob. They belong specifically to Noah’s family and the post-Flood genealogies.