Mount Carmel and Carmelite LifeMount Carmel is used in the bible as a symbol of beaty and fruitfulness. It is a sacred mountain. The place is the local of the acts of Elijah, greatest of the prophets, through whom is made manifest, on the summit of the mountain, and in opposition to the impotence of the idols, the power of the true God. Carmel is also the mountain of mary, she was exalted above all creatures because of her place in the history of salvation.