Beriah is identified in the previous verse as a son of Asher.

Heber and Malchi-el, who was the father of Birzaith: The same names except for Birzaith occur in Gen 46.17 and Num 26.45. The name Birzaith, which means “well of olives,” does not occur elsewhere in the Old Testament; and it is not known whether this is the name of a person or a place. According to Good News Translation, Birzaith was the name of a city. Elsewhere in 1 Chronicles father of often refers to the founder of a city (see, for example, 1 Chr 2.51, where Salma is called “the father of Bethlehem”). Like Good News Translation, La Bible du Semeur views Birzaith as a city by saying Malchiel “was the founder of Birzaith.” God’s Word speaks of “Malchiel, who first settled Birzaith.” Some scholars have identified this city with the modern Bir-Zeit, which is located 21 kilometers (13 miles) north of Jerusalem. Others, however, take Birzaith as the name of Malchiel’s son (Biblia Dios Habla Hoy). Either interpretation is possible. Birzaith is spelled various ways in the Hebrew manuscripts and in the ancient versions. Birzaith is the corrected spelling in the margin of the Masoretic Text. Nouvelle Bible Segond follows the reading in the text of the Masoretic Text with “Birzoth.”

Quoted with permission from Omanson, Roger L. and Ellington, John E. A Handbook on 1-2 Chronicles, Volume 1. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2014. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .