Which three sons of Noah are named in Genesis immediately before the Flood account?

Genesis names Noah’s three sons as Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 6:10 introduces these three sons before describing the coming Flood and the construction of the Ark. Genesis 7:13 later says Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives entered the Ark.

The three names are important in the biblical genealogical account that follows. Genesis 10, often called the Table of Nations, presents peoples and territories as descending from Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

The names are sometimes mixed up with other well-known family groups in the Bible, such as Isaac’s sons Jacob and Esau. The Ark story specifically identifies Shem, Ham, and Japheth as Noah’s sons who entered the vessel with their wives.