Suburb of Jerusalem. Its in the greater Jerusalem metropolitan area. :-)
Huh ??? TODAY Bethlehem is a suburb of Jerusalem. It was was a separate town in ancient times and outside the city of Jerusalem. The prophecy in Micah 5:2 confirms that Bethlehem was a town among the clans of Judah.
It is incorrect to look at Jerusalem today and fit it into the cities of the times when the prophecy was written.
The Mormon book is just wrong. And plainly so.